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Ruggles River
Location of mouth
Location
Country	Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Physical characteristics
Source	Lake Hazen
• location	Ellesmere Island
Mouth	Lady Franklin Bay

The Ruggles River is a waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located within Ellesmere Island's Quttinirpaaq National Park. The Ruggles River flows southeast to Chandler Fiord and out to Lady Franklin Bay.

It is the most high-latitude of the known rivers, whose watercourse persists throughout the year without drying out or freezing of the channel in winter. The inflow of water in winter is provided by Lake Hazen, in the middle part of which its source is located. But during exceptionally cold years, the Ruggles River can freeze to the bottom in winter due to the low level of the lake.

The river drops 157 m (515 ft) in elevation between its source and its mouth. At less than 1.5 m (4.9 ft) deep, it is quite shallow. It is populated by Arctic char.

History

In 1958, a 13th-century winter house was excavated along the Ruggles River.

See also

• List of rivers of Nunavut

References

1. Clark, Douglas (2000-09-07). "Assessing the Health of the Lake Hazen Ecosystem, Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories". eman-rese.ca. Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
2. ^ Babaluk, J.A.; H.R. Wissink; B.G. Troke; D.A. Clark; J.D. Johnson (December 2001). "Summer Movements of Radio-Tagged Arctic Charr {Salvelinus alpinus} in Lake Hazen, Nunavut, Canada" (PDF). Arctoc. 54 (4). aina.ucalgary.ca: 419.
3. Nabokov, Peter; Robert Easton (1989). Native American architecture. Oxford University Press. pp. 191. ISBN 0-19-503781-2. ruggles.

81°42′07″N 69°17′35″W / 81.702°N 69.293°W / 81.702; -69.293 (Ruggles River)

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